A South Korean court approved a warrant for the arrest of Lee Jae-yong, the de facto leader of the Samsung conglomerate, over his alleged role in a corruption scandal that has shaken South Korea’s political and corporate establishments.

March 16 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court overturned a District Court's preliminary injunction that prevented construction on part of Energy Transfer Partners LP's Bayou Bridge crude oil pipeline in the Atchafalaya Basin of Louisiana.

March 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. appeals court on Friday overturned a District Court's preliminary injunction that prevented construction on part of Energy Transfer Partners LP's Bayou Bridge crude oil pipeline in the Atchafalaya Basin.

SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd plans to begin building a new memory chip production line in China in late March, a spokesman said on Thursday, as the tech giant ramps up efforts to boost NAND flash technology to meet future demand.

LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - A European Union court said on Wednesday civil society groups could challenge the way the European Commission authorized the sale of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the bloc.

LUXEMBOURG, March 14 (Reuters) - A European Union court said on Wednesday civil society groups could challenge the way the European Commission authorised the sale of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the bloc.

SEOUL/WASHINGTON, March 9 (Reuters) - World leaders welcomed prospects for a possible thaw in the long standoff over North Korea's nuclear weapons program on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was prepared to hold an unprecedented...

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A U.S. federal court preliminarily approved on Wednesday the terms of a $3 billion class action settlement Brazilian state oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA reached with U.S. shareholders in January, the firm said in a Thursday...

The Latest on plans to impose a ban on diesel vehicles in German cities (all times local): 12:20 p.m. German media are reporting that a court has ruled cities can impose driving bans on diesel cars to combat air pollution.

APGulf cartel leader Jose Alfredo Cardenas was arrested in an early-morning raid on Monday.But a judge said on Wednesday that the arrest was illegal and ordered Cardenas be released.He is only the latest cartel figure to be released because of the...

SEOUL, Feb 21 (Reuters) - The head of South Korea's Lotte Group has offered to quit as chairman at Japan-based holding firm Lotte Holdings, following his arrest for bribery earlier this month, cable news network YTN said on Wednesday.